Take action against mayor: BJP councillors to SC panel

BJP councillors of the JMC have now knocked at the doors of the Supreme Court's empowered committee demanding action against city mayor Jyoti Khandelwal, who they charged with corrupt practices within the civic body.

TNN | May 4, 2013, 03:35 IST

Jaipur: BJP councillors of the JMC have now knocked at the doors of the Supreme Court's empowered committee demanding action against city mayor Jyoti Khandelwal, who they charged with corrupt practices within the civic body.

A delegation of BJP councilors, headed by deputy mayor Manish Pareek, in a memorandum presented to the committee, alleged that major corruption occurred during appointment of sanitation workers for the city. Moreover, building bylaws were violated to benefit a private developer constructing a building at Bani Park.

It was also alleged that development works at JMC are suffering due to causal approach of the mayor. "Despite several reminders to call the JMC general body meeting (GBM), the mayor has not taken any decision, resulting in poor development," reads the memorandum.

Sources in the BJP delegation claimed that the empowered committee has refused to interfere in the matter, while advising the councillors to resolve the issue amiably at their own level. The committee also criticized public representatives saying they are only involved in politics.

The sources also claimed that the committee has shown disappointment after the mayor recently submitted a report demanding action against JMC officials.

"Names along with documents of 10 senior JMC officials, including officiating and former chief executive officers (CEO), were submitted to the two-member committee. However, the committee has shown disappointment as leveling corruption charges is a common practice at JMC," the source said.

Earlier too, Khandelwal had raked up the issue of malpractices within the municipal corporation, accusing officials of corrupt practices and shielding encroachers. A similar kind of list, leveling corruption charges against officials, was provided to the urban development and housing (UDH) minister Shanti Dhariwal and chief minister Ashok Gehlot. However, no action has been taken against the officials so far.

Sources in the JMC even claimed the mayor has already registered a complaint with the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on the same issues.

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